We think we're more connected, but we've never been further
apart.
I remember a time not long ago when social media didn’t exist.
Everyone had landlines and left messages on people's answering
machines if they weren't home. As a child, if I wanted to play with
a friend I didn't plug into a game, I walked down the street and
knocked on their door. I have vivid memories of growing up in the
Canadian Prairies, playing ball hockey, riding my bike for hours,
and sitting by the river with my friends – things I think a kid
should remember.
I have seen communities that were once vibrant aging and
struggling to stay afloat. Important fixtures of these towns – grain
elevators that provided the livelihood for generations, general
stores that gave families their supplies for the week, and post
offices that helped you stay in touch with your loved ones – were
boarded up and left to fall over. I encountered strangers who
invited me into their homes and treated me like family. I saw the
Milky Way cut a path across the sky, free from the distraction of
city lights. I saw farm roads lined with the glowing red eyes of
deer, illuminated by my alien headlights.
We have been betrayed by our conveniences, and we have
forgotten where we came from. We are connected by likes, faves,
and plusses... fleeting and artificial things. I want to see your face.
I want to hear your words. I want to shake your hand. I want to
show you with light that there is beauty in the darkness.
This is DaySleeper.
Vancouver based photographer and artist, represented by Kimoto Gallery, Christine Klassen Gallery, Rouge Gallery, and Gurevich Fine Art.
www.kevinboylestudio.com
Awards 2014 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) , Third Prize, Landscapes, “Three Barns | Regina”
2014 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art Landscapes (series), “Range: A Prairie Study”
2014 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art Landscapes, “Three Barns | Regina”
2014 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art Landscapes, “Auger & Seven Sentinels”
2014 Stark Awards, Stark Magazine, Honorable Mention, Fine Art, “Portal & Bales”
